The Clippers made a decision Thursday many have been calling for since the 2007-08 season. Mike Dunleavy is no longer the head coach of the team. I’ve long been conflicted about Dunleavy’s tenure as head coach. There’s a tendency to forget how bad things were 10 years ago, how Dunl[...]

More from the Clippers: In defining the move, Dunleavy said, “I’ve had several conversations with our owner (Donald T. Sterling) concerning what we think is best for the team overall. We have discussed the possibility of my concentrating only on Basketball Operations. That option has always been ava[...]

Marc Stein and J.A. Adande have filed to ESPN.com that the Clippers have fired Mike Dunleavy as head coach. Clippers assistant Kim Hughes will take over coaching duties. I’ve confirmed with sources close to Dunleavy that he will remain with the team “in a management capacity.”[...]

The Hawks are a fascinating team to watch operate on the defensive end. In what’s essentially a copycat league, the Hawks employ a completely unique defensive scheme by switching nearly every pick and roll. Switching on all screens is something you’ll regularly see in a lazy pickup game [...]